Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The AICEIA CEC met on 27th and 28th of
July, 2013 and deliberated on all important issues concerning the cadre. To provide more focus issue wise, and make
better and more effective use of
available inhouse expertise, proposals to introduce a Committee system were adopted

Three Committees were constituted for making a database of relevant literature ,
judgments, orders and the like, service conditions and provisions , analysing opinions received from various quarters, seeking relevant
information under provisions of the RTI Act, and preparation of drafts of various communications to be transmitted to the Executive Committee
through the Secretary General who will make appropriate consultations with the
Executive Committee before a final view is taken on the issues. The
Committees will also present periodic reports on their work to every meeting of the
Central office bearers / Central Executive Committee.

Any suggestions or proposals may be mailed to any member of the concerned Committees.

Committee to look at Revision
of Recruitment Rules, Methods for removal of regional disparities in promotions among Inspectors of different zones, All India Seniority for Inspectors of Central
Excise:

Committee for strengthening
organisation, enhancing Membership, and mobilization of members to maximize participation of members
in agitational programmes, Strikes , especially those called by Confederation
of Central Government Employees and Workers.

Com E Samy esamy1962@gmail.com

Com A I Abbasi abbasi.anwar@ymail.com

Com Pradip Bannerjee banerjee_pradipkumar@rediffmail.com

Com Prakash Gaidhani
prakash_gaidhani@rediffmail.com

It was also decided that the next meeting of the CEC would be hosted
by Mumbai Circle in the second fortnight
of December 2013. All units of the West Zone offered to cooperate with the
Mumbai Circle in this regard.

The CEC welcomed the renewal of recognition of the All India
Central Excise Inspectors’ Association by the Ministry for a period of five
years.

Minutes of the Patna Convention were presented to the CEC. Certain corrections and omissions pointed out by a
few units were incorporated, and the same would
be presented for adoption before the next Convention.

Audited Accounts upto 30th
June 2013 were also presented, and the same was passed by the CEC. A sum of Rs One Lac has
been transferred from the AICEIA General Fund to the Litigation Fund, as
reflected therein. It gives me great pleasure to announce that another amount
of Rs 1,14,138/- too has now been
transferred to the Legal Fund. We have thus been able to fulfill the promise
made at the Patna Convention that amounts used from the Legal Fund for regular operational expenses of the Association would be made good. With this the Legal Fund has now been replenished by the entire amount withdrawn therefrom . We have been able to do this
in a short span of seven months only by strictly practicing austerity. This has also left our funds severely depleted, and it is therefore requested to all
Circles/Branches/Units having dues outstanding against the All India body to immediately settle all dues to ensure
that the organisation’s activities are not stymied.

It was decided by the Central Executive Committee to go
ahead with the filing of an Application for Early Hearing in the Supreme Court
and pursuing the case for grant of Rs 5400 Grade Pay to Inspectors 4 years
after grant of ACP. The OA filed in Mumbai Bench of the CAT seeking notional fixation of pay
wef 01.01.1996 is also being
continuously pursued. It was decided in the CEC also to explore
the judicial route to find redress to many of our pay related
problems. It was also decided to call
for more contributions to the AICEIA Legal Fund so that we can engage competent
counsel and ensure that our chances of success in these endeavours do not get not compromised for lack of funds.

The CEC adopted several resolutions including those calling
for bringing in All India Seniority for Inspectors with conditions ensuring
minimum displacement , that too only on request or promotion and with assured repatriation to home Zone on arising of vacancies there, Abolition of Control Room duties for Inspectors, Putting a stop to
victimization of Association Office Bearers, Representing to the Board for
allowing alternate mechanisms for pay
fixation for Inspectors who joined after 01.01.1996 as available in
other departments.

Com Devender Kumar, General Secretary of the Tirupati Branch
was elected as the Joint
Secretary(South) in place of Shri C JThomas, who was promoted recently.

Two amendments to the AICEIA Constitution were proposed –
one for including in the Constitution a
list of AICEIA Circles/ Branches, and another stipulating a new format for Application for
Membership of the AICEIA. Both were unanimously adopted, and will be presented
for ratification before the next Convention. The new form is appended to this
post, and is also being sent as an attachment to an e-mail to all Branch and Circle
Secretaries. The same may be used henceforth to enroll new members.

I once again exhort all office bearers at all levels to immediately start
working to reach out to all Inspectors
posted to even the remotest locations and attempt to get them involved in the
Association’s activities. Enhancement of membership is another area that needs
constant attention. We need to share organizational responsibility with the
youngest of our brethren so that their vigour and vitality is reflected in the
Association’s functioning too.

Some All India office bearers will very shortly undertake a
tour of Gujarat - the proposed itinerary
includes meeting members at Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara. All West
Zone office bearers and Branch office bearers of Gujarat are requested to be prepared to join the All India team for
this programme at short notice. Active and interested office bearers and members (present/prospective) of Gujarat are requested to start mobilizing members and
arrange meetings to make these programmes a massive success.

With Fraternal Greetings on this Independence Day Eve,

Ajit Kumar K G
Secretary General

Sr.No.

ANNEXURE ‘A’

Application
form for admission as member of

All
India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association (AICEIA)

(Affiliated
to the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and
recognized by Ministry Of Finance)

I declare that the particulars
furnished above are correct. I agree to abide by the Constitution,
discipline, and directive of the AICEIA. I may be enrolled as a member of
the AICEIA.

Station :

Date
:
Signature & Initial

(To be filled in by the Office Bearer
of Branch/Circle)

Name of the
Branch/Circle in which the
:

Applicant is admitted as a primary
member

Name of the
Branch/Circle (Zone/Commissionerate)
:

Membership
Number
:

Receipt No. issued to
the Applicant for having :

received the
admission fee

Signature of the President / Secretary of Branch/Circle

(To be filled in by the Secretary
General)

It is certified that Shri / Smt.
________________________________________
and Membership No. (…………..
Circle) is a member of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association
(AICEIA) from …………….Circle.

a member of the All India Central Excise Inspectors’
Association (AICEIA), hereby, authorize deduction of annual subscription
of Rs. 720/- (Rupees Seven Hundred
and Twenty only) every Financial Year in
the month of August/September from my salary and authorize its payment to
(Name of the Branch/Circle ) AICEIA……………. Circle. This authorization will
be valid till the same is withdrawn by me in writing.